r/EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
August 2009
Office of Analytical Services & Quality
Assurance
Environmental Science Center
701 Mapes Road
Fort Meade, MD 20755-5350
Contacts
Joe Slayton
Lead Certification Officer
Phone: 410-305-2653
Fax: 410-305-3095
slayton. ioe@epa.gov
Region 3 SDWA Certification Officers
Ron Altman
Robin Costas
Joe Dorsey
Jennifer Gundersen
Annie Milliard
George Long
Ed Messer
Dave Russell
Arnold Turner
Sue Warner
Stevie Wilding
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Web Links
EPA's Lab Certification Program
EPA's Lab Certification Manual
Office of Analytical Services & Quality Assurance
Environmental Science Center
Fort Meade, Maryland
Public water systems must demonstrate that their water
meets health-based standards by periodically monitoring
for the presence of specific contaminants. Approved
analytical methods must be
used when analyzing water
samples to meet federal
monitoring requirements or
to demonstrate compliance
with drinking water
regulations.
EPA reviews and approves methods
that can be used. Laboratories that
analyze these compliance samples
must be certified by EPA or the State.
EPA carries out a program to ensure
that laboratories are certified as qualified to conduct
analyses on drinking water samples. The SDWA Lab
Certification Program in Region 3 helps protect the health
of the 25 million people in the region served by community
water systems.
SDWA Lab Certification Team
• Jointly has over 150 years of inspection experience and
have performed many hundreds of laboratory reviews.
• Conducts on-site assessments of Region 3 Principal
State Labs (PSLs).
• Tracks Proficiency Testing Results for PSLs.
• Issues certificates to perform SDWA compliance
analyses.
• Conducts on-site assessments of Region 3 State
Laboratory Certification Programs (management
system review).
• Observes State Certification Officers perform laboratory
reviews.
• Prepares yearly status summary for the Region.
• Issues certificate.
• Provides training and technical assistance to PSLs and
State Certification Programs for continuous
improvement of operations.
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